Simultaneously, Akheraj begins to suspect that Vikrant is hiding something. He tasks Dharmesh with tailing Vikrant. The tension ratchets up as Vikrant walks a razor's edge—playing the dutiful husband to Purva while plotting her father's downfall and continuing his affair with Shikha.
However, fate has other plans. Akheraj Awasthi decides that Vikrant is the perfect match for Purva. When the proposal arrives, it isn't a question; it is a command disguised as a blessing. Vikrant is terrified. He tries to confess his love for Shikha to his father, but his father, cowed by Akheraj’s influence, silences him. The weight of his family's safety and his father's newfound job under Akheraj traps Vikrant. yeh kaali kaali ankhein
The eyes blinked. And a voice—not threatening, but tired, centuries-old tired—said: "Tu dikh gayi. Ab tu meri jagah dekh." (You have seen me. Now you will see in my place.) Simultaneously, Akheraj begins to suspect that Vikrant is